Gorblimey Michel,
I was full out flabbered, aghast on hearing your messages this morn. If I shared with you, the admirable ability to loudly whistle in exclamation, I would've let off a right ripsnorter. The lately deleted article was intended in praise of Principia Dialectica and your good self. Let me take on, one at a time, any points you may have misconstrued offensive. On 'relishing English colloquialisms', me too! what a great thing it is to enjoy language; I too, often laugh - delighted with certain modes of expression. On, 'he likes a pint or 20'. Obviously the figure 20 is merely preposterous hyperbole or would you like to boast otherwise? Yes, you do brag and so what! its funny. Every one I know, shares with us, a love of downing pints with their mates - to mention your liking a drink is to embrace you and slap you on the back. Perhaps, I should've asked your permission to use the photographs. I did show you them at the time of their taking and thought you approved. My apologies for misnaming Robin. That was a shoddy and lazy error. I will not, however, revise my opinion on your waste-of-time feud with Stuart Home. Why spend so much time and effort on someone you can't abide? My intention in posting the article in the first place was to nudge the few friends who ever look at this blog in the direction of Principia Dialectica, and hopefully, this at least has been achieved. You write good and interesting essays on important subjects (so again, why bother with the Home thing?). From Peckham we wish you all good and long may you thrive.
I was full out flabbered, aghast on hearing your messages this morn. If I shared with you, the admirable ability to loudly whistle in exclamation, I would've let off a right ripsnorter. The lately deleted article was intended in praise of Principia Dialectica and your good self. Let me take on, one at a time, any points you may have misconstrued offensive. On 'relishing English colloquialisms', me too! what a great thing it is to enjoy language; I too, often laugh - delighted with certain modes of expression. On, 'he likes a pint or 20'. Obviously the figure 20 is merely preposterous hyperbole or would you like to boast otherwise? Yes, you do brag and so what! its funny. Every one I know, shares with us, a love of downing pints with their mates - to mention your liking a drink is to embrace you and slap you on the back. Perhaps, I should've asked your permission to use the photographs. I did show you them at the time of their taking and thought you approved. My apologies for misnaming Robin. That was a shoddy and lazy error. I will not, however, revise my opinion on your waste-of-time feud with Stuart Home. Why spend so much time and effort on someone you can't abide? My intention in posting the article in the first place was to nudge the few friends who ever look at this blog in the direction of Principia Dialectica, and hopefully, this at least has been achieved. You write good and interesting essays on important subjects (so again, why bother with the Home thing?). From Peckham we wish you all good and long may you thrive.
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Any chance of seeing Mr Prigent's reply to your post? I thought it a thoroughly commendable report and any suggestion of asking permission to publish informal photos on your blog is preposterous. This is the second person I have encountered over the weekend without a sense of humour. Fuck 'em.
Cheers for that. He left me two phone messages. I've saved 'em. Paul's in Grantham till Thursday. It was Bunt's funeral today and more admirable stories have come out - apparently he kicked Margaret Thatcher up the arse when they were both kids.
Oh! It was Paul's Granddad kicked Thatcher up the arse.
Actually, yes!! Jeff is dead right. My response to M.P. is too grovelling. I walk on egg shells for why?
May we know who was your first humourless arse encounter of the weekend Jeff?
His initials are DM
Ha! I think I have guessed. Its definitely not Dean martin or Dr Martin.
Hey Peckham crew
I alerted Michel to the post...He laughed like a drain and thought it was hilarious! We were just a bit concerned about the photos, that's all...all the very best, hope to see you again. You should meet Robin (a.k.a. Robert Kurz!) We call him 'the professor!'
Sean
Hey Sean, that's nice to know. He sounded quite pissed off with me on the phone messages - just crossed wires I guess. Yes, we would love to meet the Prof. Hope to see you all again soon.
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